TELEOLOGY — (from Greek telos, end; logos, reason), explanation by reference to some purpose or end; also described as final causality, in …Britannica English vocabulary

COLLECTIVE MODEL — also called Unified Model, description of atomic nuclei that incorporates aspects of both the shell model and the liquid-drop model …Britannica English vocabulary

YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: LIFE-SCIENCES — BOTANY The politics surrounding the genetic engineering of plants became rancorous in 1999. In many Western European countries, trials of …Britannica English vocabulary

EXPLAIN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES describe/explain sth in detail ▪ The doctor spent time describing the treatment in detail to …Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

DETAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a careful/detailed inspection ▪ The architect has now made his detailed inspection of the …Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

COUNT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cell count (= the number of cells in a particular amount of blood …Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

CHAPTER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chapter of a book ▪ The first chapter of the book is about his …Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

BEST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at best...at worst ▪ Choosing the right software can be time-consuming at best and …Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

EXPLAIN — [verb] - to make (something) clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about itIf there's anything you …Cambridge English vocab

COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION — measures the proportion or percentage of the total variation in Y explained by the regression model, that is, the goodness …Sean Woo's Finance, GIS and Real Estate English Glossary